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Fri 4Oct7.30pm, Milton Court Part of International Members Orchestras multibuy fee*Tickets £15–41 booking plus Erin Helyard keyboards Richard Tognetti director Australian ChamberOrchestra J SBach Goldberg Variations (arrLabadie) Quarters Thomas Adès ‘Nightfalls’ from TheFour Stravinsky Ground, BWV 1087 (arrTognetti) J SBach ACO:Goldberg Variations Part of BarbicanPresents at Milton Court International Associate Ensemble Australian ChamberOrchestra Part of International Members Orchestras multibuy fee* booking Tickets £26 plus content adult 16+ contains guidance Age Lior & editing Bill Hensonphotography, cinematography Richard Tognetti director Australian ChamberOrchestra Pe¯ teris Vasks. ranging from Britten andJanácˇ ek to REM and Henson’s dramatic photography to live music An arresting, multisensoryjourney, settingBill ACO: Luminous Thu 3Oct7.30pm, Milton Court vocals

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multibuy AAM of Part fee* Tickets £15–35 booking plus Free to ticket-holders talk 6.30pm Pre-concert David Blackadder trumpet Rowan Pierce soprano Bojan C Academy of AncientMusic Landen’, BWV51 J SBach Cantata ‘JauchzetGott inallen Handel Concerto grosso inGmajor, Op6No1 Handel ‘LettheBrightSeraphim’ from Samson of Art Purcell ‘SoundtheTrumpet’ from Come Ye Sons Handel Torello Corelli from Handel Clarke Rejoice! Academy of Ancient Music: Thu 24Oct7.30pm, Milton Court LSO Musicians Programme curated by DanielKidane Composer+: DanielKidane LSO Discovery Jerwood Sat 26Oct7pm,LSOSt Luke’s Ticket information to be announced to be Ticket information Juice Vocal Ensemble Messiah

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The LarkAscending

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The Legendof the Invisible

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The Legendof theInvisible

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Symphony No15

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Arc-en-ciel En-Suite

Enigme Pre-echo for Jean-Guihen Pré-écho Prelude to Suite Prelude to Suite No4 St JohnPassion

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Piano Concerto No22inE-flat

Symphony No4

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Piano Concerto No25inCmajor, Symphony No1

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Symphony No2 Symphony No1

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Symphony No8 Symphony No6,Pastoral Symphony No4

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